150 Slap
◎ "Mom, is Daddy dead?"◎
Xu Qinghe wanted to break free, but he had already grabbed her wrists and pressed her against the wall.
There was a cold wall behind her and a scorching person in front of her, and she was trapped in the gap with nowhere to escape.
The moment their lips touched, Xu Qinghe remembered that they had not been so intimate for five years.
The person in front of him seemed to be the same as before. The temperature and touch of his lips were no different from before. The only difference was that there was a very obvious bitter medicinal taste between his lips and teeth.
But Xu Qinghe is no longer the same person he used to be.
Since she couldn't push him away, she started biting him.
Bite his lips that were sucking on her, bite his tongue that was forcefully entering her.
But even though the smell of blood lingered between their lips and teeth, the man in front of her never let go and continued to plunder from her mouth.
She raised her legs and started kicking him.
He moved closer to her and held her legs firmly.
Xie Qi was like a solid wall, never wavering no matter what.
After a long time, he finally let go of her lips, but still held her hand, fearing that she would take the opportunity to leave.
He lowered his head and rested his forehead against hers.
In the scorching air, Xie Qi panted heavily, looked into her eyes, and said word by word: "Qinghe, I regret it."
Xu Qinghe didn't feel wronged by his strong kiss just now, she just felt angry.
But now, his short four words and a word of regret made her eyes red.
Xie Qi said: "From the day you turned and left, I regretted it."
Xu Qinghe's eyes were red, but he raised the corners of his mouth and sneered: "You regret it, so what?"
Xie Qi lowered his head, gently sucked her rosy lips again, and said in a hoarse voice: "So, I want to ask you to give me another chance."
"Why?" she asked.
"Why should I give you another chance just because you say you regret it?"
Xie Qi was slightly stunned, and said in a panic: "That's not what I meant. I don't have to force you to give me a chance. I just want to..."
"What do you mean?"
Xu Qinghe looked at him, struggled against the shackles on his hands, and said coldly, "You have trapped me here and treated me like this, what's the meaning of this?"
The girl in front of him had red eyes and swollen lips. Because she was angry, her chest was heaving more and more violently.
But she still looked at him stubbornly.
Xie Qi let go and saw that there were already a circle of red marks on her fair and slender wrists.
"I'm sorry, I..."
With a "pop" sound.
He was interrupted by the sound of a slap and the burning pain on his face.
Xu Qinghe was still not satisfied, so he raised his hand and slapped him again in the same place.
Two overlapping palm prints soon appeared on that half of his handsome face.
However, Xie Qi endured it silently. When he felt that she had beaten him enough, he lowered his head, held her hand and blew gently on it.
"I'm sorry, does it hurt?"
Xu Qinghe's palm felt slightly numb, and she slapped him away with her other hand.
She raised her eyes and looked at him.
"Xie Qi, whether you regret it or not has nothing to do with me."
She also said word by word: "Once we're separated, we're separated. It's hard to put back what's spilled, and we can never go back to the way we were before."
Time changes, and people change even more. The person in front of me is no longer the boy I used to be, and she is no longer the person she used to be.
Xie Qi was stunned for a long time, then he shook his head and said, "But what if I really want a chance to go back to the past with you?"
He opened his arms and hugged her again.
"Qinghe, please give me another chance, please."
"These five years of separation have been even harder than the last time. I really... can't take it anymore. I want to see you, I want to be with you, I want to have you with me all the time."
This time he used very light force, and did not intend to subdue her like before.
This time, Xu Qinghe could easily push him away if she wanted to.
"Qinghe, please give me another chance, just this time." He prayed finally.
Xu Qinghe didn't respond. She lowered her eyes and saw blood oozing from his shoulder.
"Xie Qi..."
She looked at the bright red spot and reached out to press it.
The person holding her groaned and trembled slightly.
He replied in a hoarse voice: "I'm here."
Xu Qinghe did not stop because of his trembling, but found the wound under the layers of coverings and pierced it inch by inch with his hard nails.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she seemed to hear the sound of nails breaking through layers of flesh.
But so what?
She still didn't stop moving.
"Unless I die."
"You want a chance to start over?" She smiled, "Unless I die."
Unless she died, they would have no future.
The pain in the wound is far less excruciating than the pain in my heart.
Xie Qi had never expected that she would actually say such decisive words. She would rather die than give him another chance...
The faith in his heart collapsed, a buzzing sound rang in his ears, and his eyes turned black and white. He couldn't help but shake his body.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Qinghe finally reached out and pushed him away.
Xie Qi suddenly leaned against the wall, hurting the wound on his back.
He let out an undisguised cry of pain.
But Xu Qinghe ignored him and just glanced at the cold dishes on the table before leaving.
Those exquisite plates and dishes contained all the food she once loved to eat.
But that was only in the past.
**
The governor's mansion was in chaos.
When Governor Qin heard that Lord Xie was seriously injured, he hurried to visit him.
"What's going on? Didn't it get better a few days ago?"
He Yu was only fifteen years old, and he was at a loss: "I don't know either. The general has been like this since he came back from Guixiang Tower today. When I asked him what happened, he refused to say!"
It really makes people anxious to death!
Governor Qin knew that Lord Xie was hosting a banquet for Boss Xu at Guixiang Tower.
Even though he knew that the Marquis might have some thoughts about Boss Xu, the reason he gave was too high-sounding. He used the excuse of asking for military supplies to make it difficult for him not to help post a notice at Xu's house.
But what could happen in the time it takes to have a meal that would cause the Marquis' old injury to relapse?
After a while, the doctor came out of the inner room, wiping the sweat from his head. "The Marquis's wound has been rebandaged and he is fine now."
Governor Qin breathed a sigh of relief. It was already late at night, so he went back to rest.
Unexpectedly, the next morning, more bad news came.
"The Marquis had a high fever last night, and he wouldn't take any medicine this morning. The doctor said he was determined to die and wouldn't take any medicine. If this continues, it will be dangerous!"
Governor Qin hurried to the side room to check and saw that as expected, He Yu could not take the medicine at all.
He said helplessly, "Even if I remove the jaw and pour some medicine in, it will be vomited out soon."
Could it be that the general really doesn't want to live anymore?
But this is completely different from the general who was decisive and ruthless on the battlefield, and who would fight his way out even when surrounded!
"Qinghe...Qinghe..."
As everyone was in a state of panic, they suddenly heard a faint sound coming from the bed.
The governor Qin was old and couldn't hear what the marquis was saying. He Yu leaned over and guessed after listening, "It seems he's calling Qinghe. Is he calling that Boss Xu?"
He was also present when the general entertained a group of wealthy businessmen, and heard the general ask the name of Mr. Xu, the boss of the Qin governor.
Governor Qin nodded and said, "That's right. Someone, go to Xu's house and ask Boss Xu to come over. Tell her that the Marquis is seriously ill and ask her to come and help as soon as possible."
He Yu wiped the general's sweat with a towel and said soothingly, "General, Boss Xu is coming soon, please hold on a little longer."
The person on the bed didn't respond.
After half an hour, the servant came back.
He Yu looked behind him and found no one there.
"Where's Boss Xu?"
The attendant lowered his head and said in embarrassment, "Boss Xu said...she was busy and didn't have time to come."
He Yu was furious: "What could be more important than a matter of life and death? I'm going to kidnap her!"
As he was speaking, he went to Xu's house in a rage to kidnap the man.
Governor Qin sighed and stopped him: "Forget it, I'll go."
Regardless of whether he is a wealthy businessman in the city or someone that Lord Xie cares about, He Yu cannot kidnap him unreasonably.
When Xu Qinghe heard the news that Governor Qin was coming to visit, he was painting in his study.
Governor Qin was a good official who was dedicated to serving the people. Xu Qinghe respected him, so he put down the half-finished painting and went to meet him in the hall.
"The Marquis is in critical condition. Please come with me, Boss Xu." Governor Qin said straight to the point.
He was very anxious, but Xu Qinghe looked indifferent: "If your life is in danger, go find a doctor. Why are you looking for me?"
Governor Qin sighed, "But the doctor said that the Marquis has lost all desire to live. He can't take any medicine, and his fever won't go down."
Xu Qinghe frowned.
Just a few words had provoked him into this state. When had he become so fragile?
She said, "He doesn't want to live anymore, so what's the point of me going there?"
Governor Qin: "The Marquis kept calling out Boss Xu's name while he was unconscious. Yesterday, I sent an invitation to a banquet for Boss Xu on his behalf. After returning from Guixiang Tower, the Marquis' old injury relapsed. I think the Marquis valued Boss Xu very much during the banquet, which is why he missed him so much."
Xu Qinghe lowered his eyes and pursed his lips.
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Governor Qin urged, "Even if it's not for my sake, at least for the young lady's life-saving grace over half a month ago, I beg you, Boss Xu, to accompany me. If it helps, Boss Xu will have rescued the defending general for the Southern Territory. If it doesn't, at least you've repaid the life-saving grace and no longer feel burdened."
After hearing Governor Qin's emotional and logical explanation, Xu Qinghe pinched his fingertips and finally stood up: "Okay, I will go with you, Governor."
When I returned to the governor's mansion, the new medicine soup had just been prepared.
Xu Qinghe asked someone to help Xie Qi up and lean him against the head of the bed, and then asked everyone to leave.
He Yu refused: "Boss Xu, how can you do it alone? I'd better go with you."
Xu Qinghe raised her eyes and glanced at him, then put down the medicine bowl in her hand. "I don't like others watching me when I'm doing things, so either I go alone, or you go by yourself."
“…”
He Yu had no choice but to give up.
After everyone left, she entered the inner room carrying the medicine bowl, and saw Xie Qi with a pale face, his mouth opening and closing as he called her name.
Qinghe, Qinghe.
"Fortunately, I chose a pseudonym that is similar to my real name. Otherwise, who would recognize you if you called me like that today?" she said coldly.
Having said that, his hands were very gentle. He first stirred the medicine soup, then blew on it, and then tested the temperature before he put the spoon to Xie Qi's mouth.
Xie Qi didn't open his mouth, so she pinched his mouth open with one hand and poured medicine into it with the other.
The brown medicine entered his mouth, but was blocked by his tightly closed teeth, and finally flowed down the corners of his lips.
Xu Qinghe was too lazy to wipe it off for him and let the strong-smelling medicine flow into his collar.
I did this several times later, but the result was always the same.
Xu Qinghe frowned and scolded him, "Xie Qi, stop pretending to be dead and open your mouth to drink the medicine. Just a few words made you want to die. What kind of hero are you?"
The person on the bed didn't move, and now he didn't even call her name.
Xu Qinghe stopped serving and placed the medicine bowl on the small table with a clang. He stood up and walked out, saying to Governor Qin, "I tried it just now, but it didn't work. Governor, please find some other doctors."
Then he left leisurely, leaving the helpless people behind.
When I returned home, Ping An just happened to be finishing school.
The little girl is smart and studious, and she can't stay idle at home. She has been clamoring to go to school a few months ago.
Xu Qinghe thought she was lonely at home, so she agreed.
"Mom feels so bad, is she sick?"
Ping An threw himself into her arms and wrinkled his nose.
Although Ping An was young, Xu Qinghe didn't want to fool him and said truthfully, "Mom isn't sick, it's your father who is sick. The governor just asked Mom to give your father medicine, so that's how the smell got to him."
Ping An: "Is Daddy okay now?"
Xu Qinghe snorted coldly: "He's just pretending, don't bother with him."
In order to get her to see him, he was even willing to do something like dying. When she finally went to see him as she wished, he pretended to be dead again.
He is still the same as when he was a child, shameless and will do anything to achieve his goals.
She wanted to see if this person could really keep pretending and leave the Southern Border Army alone?
Ping'an wanted to sleep with her mother again.
Xu Qinghe didn't want to agree at first. Her daughter was just like her when she was little, kicking off the quilt while sleeping. But she couldn't punish her daughter in the same strict way her mother did when she was little, so she turned a blind eye and sent her daughter to the care of a wet nurse.
But because she had met Xie Qi recently, she felt a little guilty towards her daughter, so she finally agreed.
Before going to sleep, Ping An hugged her neck and asked, "Mom, did Dad bleed today?"
Xu Qinghe remembered the bloodstains that seeped onto his shirt during the day and nodded.
Ping An asked again, "If Dad bleeds, will he die?"
Xu Qinghe blinked: "Why do you ask?"
Ping An said, "Dad lost a lot of blood the day he saved me. He fainted, it was very serious. Mom, I'm a little worried that Dad will die."
What is death?
Ping An once raised a lark, which would chirp and talk to her every day.
But later the lark died. It could not stand up and would no longer sing for her. She was very sad.
Although she didn't like her father that much, if her father died and could never stand up again and could never speak again, would her mother be sad?
After hearing her daughter's concerns, Xu Qinghe lowered her eyes and said, "Mother won't."
Eleven years ago, Xie Qi died in a sea of fire, which had already broken her heart because of the separation.
Whether Xie Qi is dead or alive now has nothing to do with her, let alone make her sad.
Despite this, I didn't sleep well on Christmas Eve, calling for my daddy over and over again, and even cried softly in my dream.
Xu Qinghe held her daughter in her arms and coaxed her gently.
She suddenly remembered a lot.
She recalled that when she was young in the southern border, she couldn't sleep all night because her parents died in the battle. She was obviously exhausted at that time, but Xie Qi still stayed with her outside the bed through the curtains every night.
She remembered that later in Beijing, she had unbearable abdominal pain due to menstruation and could hardly sleep. Xie Qi also stayed awake and went out again and again in the winter to feed her hot water bottles.
At this time, Ping An called out "Daddy" again. Xu Qinghe lowered his head and kissed his daughter's cheek.
Forget it, let’s take another look, even if it’s just for my daughter.
At dawn the next day, Ping An opened his tearful eyes and the first thing he said was, "Mom, is Daddy dead?"
Xu Qinghe comforted her: "Go to school obediently and safely. Mom will go see your father for you."
【Author’s words】
Bug fixing, plot modification
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